# N5778W: 1980 S N I A S AS350D ASTAR, registration cancelled 2013-06-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 4, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [S N I A S AS350D ASTAR](https://openairdocs.org/model/s-n-i-a-s-as350d-astar) (registry code 8680803)
- Engine: [Lycoming LTS-101 600A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-lts-101-600a-series) (registry code 41562)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H9EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H9EU), [TCDS E5NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5NE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1394
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 1, 1981
- Certificate issued: July 17, 1987
- Last registry action: May 19, 2009
- Mode S code: A76BEF
- Owner when cancelled: [Sinquanon Management Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SINQUANON%20MANAGEMENT%20CO)
- Location: [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 25.6075° N, 80.3433° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33157, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5778W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5778W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5778W-2013-06-04

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the S N I A S AS350D ASTAR: https://openairdocs.org/model/s-n-i-a-s-as350d-astar.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA90FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90FA081), Mar 8, 1990: Aerospatiale 350D (N5778W), Miami, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FATIGUE FAILURE OF AN ENGINE TURBINE BLADE, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF POWER. ROUGH OCEAN WATER IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19900308003539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900308003539A), Mar 8, 1990: Snias AS350D (N5778W), Miami, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Turbine blade failure. Landed on floats. Wave overturned. Passengers drowned. Bogus blades. No raft or flares aboard
- [Incident 19850929073929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850929073929I), Sep 29, 1985: Snias AS350D (N5778W), Rockford, MI, Minor damage. Encountered a downdraft on final and balloon contacted a telephone cable.

## Other aircraft with N5778W

- [Cancelled 1972-02-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5778W-1972-02-28): Piper PA-28-150, S/N 28-1632. Owner: [Donald R Wilkinson](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DONALD%20R%20WILKINSON), [Wallkill, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Wallkill)

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